Annobón lidless skink | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Panaspis |
Species: | P. annobonensis
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Binomial name | |
Panaspis annobonensis (Fuhn, 1972)
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Geographic distribution of the Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis) | |
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The Annobón lidless skink (Panaspis annobonensis) is a species of lidless skinks in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the island of Annobón in Equatorial Guinea and is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[1][2] The species was first described as in 1972.
It is threatened by the loss of natural habitat and by the introduction of predatory species.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ceríaco, L.M.P. (2021). "Panaspis annobonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178183A160960957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178183A160960957.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Panaspis annobonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-02-21.
Further reading
[edit]- Fuhn, 1972 : Révision du Phylum forestier du genre Panaspis Cope (Reptilia, Scincidae, Lygosominae). Revue roumaine de Biologie, serie de Zoologie, vol. 17, no. 4, p. 257–271.
External links
[edit]Data related to Panaspis annobonensis at Wikispecies